Bennett
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning blessed.
How Bennett has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #153 |
| 2016 | #140 |
| 2017 | #123 |
| 2018 | #120 |
| 2019 | #108 |
| 2020 | #101 |
| 2021 | #90 |
| 2022 | #83 |
| 2023 | #74 |
| 2024 | #60 |
| 2025 | #40 |
Bennett by the numbers
In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Bennett. In the US, 3,273 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bennett. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bemnethis prosperity; his blessing10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Bennett
Names that are said the same way as Bennett, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Bennett, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
- Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bensonson of ben or blessed son620 in the US (2017)
- Ayaangift; blessing; grace from God443 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwenwhite, fair, blessed315 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bennett
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